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City Council Summary Memo — Work Session #3 — Zoning Ordinance Update —August 11, 2025 HKGi suggests discussing in more detail the purpose statements for each district and determining what uses might be shifted to focus on one district or the other. General Development Standards: Parking —The City Council has questions about how to ensure sufficient parking would be provided for various types of schools (elementary, secondary, etc.). The current code does base minimum parking standards on the number of staff and classrooms for elementary schools, and off of staff and number of students for secondary school. HKGi will consider and build off of this approach as parking updates are brought forward. EV Charging — HKGi recommended that all new one- and two -unit dwellings be set up to be EV-Ready. The City Council asked for clarification on what this standard meant in terms of infrastructure and cost. EV-Capable: new construction is equipped with conduit and adequate panel capacity to accommodate future installation of a dedicated branch circuit and charging station. EV- Ready: requires the installation of conduit, electrical panel capacity, dedicated branch circuit, and a receptacle (outlet) to support future installation of a charging station. The difference between EV-Capable and EV-Ready is the addition of the wiring and receptacle While exact costs for installation of EV-Ready infrastructure for new one- and two -unit dwellings wasn't readily available, data indicates the cost is roughly % of that needed to retrofit an existing structure. Landscaping — The City Council confirmed that landscaping standards around tree requirements should not be recalculated or reduced. They were interested in learning more about potential overcrowding and tree health. HKGi will look to provide information from landscape architects about recent research and best practices, but will not proposed changes to the current standards. Signage —The City Council suggested signage could be discussed further at the future meeting in order to review potential draft language. They want regulations to be clear and easy, and are specifically concerned about dynamic signs and LED signs. There is interest in establishing specific rules for areas along highways and commercial corridors. NEXT STEPS HKGi has provided staff with some general sections of code to review and provide comments. Based on the feedback from the Council at the August meeting, additional draft sections of code will be able to be shared. HKGi is also working with City staff to create a project web page where updates about the zoning code project may be posted, including a survey to gather feedback on some of the development standards that have been discussed. A draft of these questions is attached. 7